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command

[kuh-mand, -mahnd] / kəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /






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Investigators, along with emergency teams and Network Rail, are operating from a command centre set up in a nearby field.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Talarico has made the New Testament command to love thy neighbor a centerpiece of his campaign.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Fidji Simo, once OpenAI’s second in command, told staff in July that she would leave her full-time role after a medical condition worsened.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Cal Fire assumed command of the incident from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

I think I’m finally beginning to make sense of what’s happening at the Park—like the flow of information and the chain of command.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The person was “armed” with a large flagpole and an unknown cylindrical object, the chief said, and was taken into custody after refusing officers’ commands to drop the items.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Stelios said he was satisfied with Apollo’s plans for easyJet and that he and the Haji-Ioannou family, which commands a 15.31% stake in the airline, had agreed to support the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"We have executed multiple successful operations across combatant commands while ensuring the US military possesses a deep arsenal of capabilities to protect our people and our interests," he said.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The respect that the former Ballon d'Or winner commands in a dressing room is one of his key strengths.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Everyone celebrated, but the doctors warned that although she was technically no longer in a coma, she could not follow commands and still had a long, long way to go.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

Shares of Microsoft now trade at 25x forward earnings, a significant discount from the 33x multiple they commanded a year ago.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Her husband was Abu Omar Saraqeb, who commanded a coalition of Islamist and jihadist factions that took control of Idlib in 2015 and was killed in an airstrike the following year.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

After stepping down as chief of the ground forces, Drapatiy commanded Ukraine’s Joint Forces, which oversees operations involving multiple branches of the military.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

"That first half was brilliant. England dominated, commanded and controlled everything," added former England wing Ugo Monye.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Both died as followers, doing the work they were commanded to do.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

After commanding the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, Washington voluntarily surrendered his military commission to Congress rather than retaining control of the army.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

At the time of Abadigga's disappearance, PCT's directors included Maj Gen Herbert Mashego, the then commanding officer of 5 Special Forces Regiment.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

When access to these documents was finally promised, three months later, Mathipa had a premonition that he would be murdered - according to Brig Paulina Sekgobela, his commanding officer.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Takuo Kobayashi, of Japan’s maritime self-defense force, is one of several U.S. allies taking senior leadership roles commanding Rimpac’s thousands of multinational exercises—including one involving the sinking of a pair of decommissioned American warships.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The commanding officer was there, too, and Luc, which reassured me—of course I should have known that the commanding officer wouldn’t issue me any instructions without Luc’s knowing.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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